Furniture frame



J ly 1930- J. MERCOGLIANO FURNITURE FRAME Original Filed May 17, 1928 v anpwto'c Jerry 1702': [222220 939,111; auqm c l Patented July 1,1930" 7 runm'rucanriaiuvrri prime; application filed May 17, 1925,

' Thisi nvention relates to articles of furniture and more particularlyrefers to improvementsin the construction of upholstered furniture; and its primary object isto provide in the frame of a chair or other similar articlev of furniture, means for holding a supply of insecticide material, said material being accessibleand renewable atwilLf Another object isto provide inconnection the class specified,aninsecticide container-insertablethrough sald frame, saldcontalner having an inlet opening externally of the" said inlet being preferably provided frame, with a removable cover.-

Other objects and advantages of the present invention will more fully appear as the description proceeds and will be set forth and claimed in the appended claims. 1

This application is 'a division of another application for insecticide holder, Serial No. 280,079, filed May 17, 1928 copending herewith.

V Upholstered furniture is frequently exposed {to the destructive action of moths, and this is especially true: OfLfurnitu're covered with mohair or other wool containing'fabric.

7 Various meanshave heretofore been suggested "for protecting this kind 'of furniture 0 against these agents .of destruction, these means usually calling for a container or receptacle adapted to be embedded in the up bolstered section of the article of furniture to N be protected thereby, and having means f rendering the container accessible from the outside without spoiling the appearance of the furniture, i I

Arrangements ofthisjtype have been found to be effective as well as satisfactoryfrom the standpoint of appearance where "heavily upholstered articles of fhrnituresuch as dav'ens ports,diva1is, parlorv chairs, are concerned. i S'ol nefother articlesof furniture however, V a such as "dining room chairs, for instance, do' 5 not lend themselves to the use of protective V 1 deviceswhich call for the splitting o'f'nthe uph olsteryor.'of the lining-because. these chairs are not provided; withv any cushions adapted 1 to conceal the openingthrough the lining, nor 7 F aretheyf providedwith side upholstered sur Serial No. 280,079. Divided and inse n tion filed December 22, 192s, Serial N0. 32'7,896

faces, permitting of inserting protective con- ;f 'A E5' ATEE m 9FF 5.7 i J tainers between the'covering fabric and the,

lining. a c I I p In order to be efiective a disin'fectantor insecticide material should be changed "from time to time, so-that one of the requirements of a protective device of the character to which this invention refers, is that the same be p readily accessible from the outside,once it 10 with the frame of an article of'furniture'of I tective device be as much as possible concealed* fromview." p c I have therefore devised a form of substan tially tubular-container having a relatively small diameter, which is well adapted foriuse in such articles of upholstered furniture wheretheupholstery itself does not offer any point of attachment therefor'or Where for 7 other reasons it is not desirable toinsert the protective device directly throu h up holstery;i i V claimed byjme inmy other patent applica Said 'container 'has been described "and tion above referred to andisiparticularly suitable for? use in, connection with dining room chairs and other oflikenature. r v p I fAn embodiment of my invention is illus trated in the. accompanying drawings in which; 1 V

1 Fig. lis a .fragmentarycross sectional View of a frame member of an article offurniture equipped with an insecticide 'icontainer according't'o myinvention'; A g Y Fig. 2 is a side sectionalvi'ew offaplug or we rer said container; I V c V Fig, 3 is a side viewpartly sectioned ofanother container of a somewhat different form also adapted to carr out fmy inventiony Fig.4 is a sidesection'al view'of a plugor 'covertherefor; p Y 5' is a sideview in elev'ation partly broken away anclsectioned of 1a, chair ha'ving an upholstered seat illustrating-the manner articles of furniture f jAccordingto my invention,- the'frame of-a' chair or likefarticle' of furniture' is gb'jqred v through the-uoholeteredpore jtion thereof aiida tubular container is inserti ed through the opening thus provided so as to projectfwithin the'framework.

' Y Saidftuhulafcoritainer is P eferably pro vided with afl lemoyable oov eriwhich remains on the: outside a d repladed in order. 7 V 7; 1 se ctiic ide materialfwithin'the eontainer The c nm ner itselffeonsists. esselitiellyiof a hiohcen he l emoved or renew thesupply of inbushingorQneok portion adapted :to 'be in- "sertedfthrotigh' and. to fitsnugly withinan opening made therefor, thfoilghthe' framej Work of e chair other artio1e of fhrniture a foraminoueor porous Walledbody extending therefromyamd-e cover oryphig for the 'i bushing pol tion "the1590f;

" e Thebody ispfieferably hibiilai form 3 m e o t to the yiplloleteredpart of theCa JrtiGlQOfLfHmi; e e gaps e the umes menetii g irom the sl of the p rotectiohiaffor'ded "the 1181 -conteii erth emptied 1 1 it 'having a, rigid oi semirigid 'Stludtl llle land: is adapted to projfiet dinectlythrough orfolose te'i'iel contained therein to e rei id'ttieu f 1-; t e nteltioiw e the uphol,

i 1 uts d e e n preteen w r e e eeseeen dem ge t its; Volatile oohtents'fwilljili timebe exhaust,-

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le e e j ebly red ing'or neck eel-ewe he em? :3 eed be'reed ly fi ed ontents V Wi'thoutQrenioving l phlstery e selutely unimpaired eceive: laughing or vneok 1 an unexposed part; of the framework, for instance, in the case of a chair'15, asshown in Figs. 5, 6, the hole" is preferably bored through the rear member of the seat-frame 16 as shown at 17, in. a horizontal direction T bo y etit eviee is, hen. ins ted through'said hole so as to extend directly under the'uphol steredseat 18 and the bushportioh 11 is forced through open;

The n ioth orfother i sectioide material in 'epherical or 'cylindrlcal form are then insertedthroughthe inlet of the hosh- 'ing so as to fillthehody ofthe devioeflnd 'a" pl iig or cover 20'is inserted over opening 19. Said, plug or power is preferably. provided wi h n peningfll lerge' eno gh te pe m t f ipse rtingmoth balls Withinthfe may of the c1evi e;, said Plugor ov r hewever will have to; be 'remev e 'w en the d Y e i he einptiedg. I I f. A heeever in ecticide materiel l e: to be;

pieced within the container, oi; removed there; wmitis, of; ee'u'rse, ufliei ntt 'inel ne t a heiflr ettliep epe r ang e inerde to: euee the mete?" ll fthe W e entof "w ich oil member 12. for d s: e fiie en y heavy; the r sultin -0 fe l one way ort e 6 her bed-y is fairly rigid and ill preje t en ertliei 1t'el direetion,theweight of the moth, bells wit which it i fill eing n g igi le;

' Alfhoeghl the eens ru tieli "11st deseribedif very satisfztctoty,;fand relatively inexpensive,

itie obvious thatithe container may be made n e her. ways. if'desired- For nsteneei Figeefi, .4, the bushinger neek mmonee- .15

internally threaded zit 23 to admit a threaded plug tur he m ne, th b dy pertlen v the dev ige is made ef Wiref hnie e lettimaking itpessible o l the devise w h met iel in bi'bkejn P eces of ereletively. Sme l size.

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fised lithe -Anethe 'gedyenteg'eefi f d. y v helfiv iimantis the possibility of readily remevijngithe i i eeieidee material? ,Withiq fthg gogjlftgimn Without diementling;the-erod of f m eite'elf, t

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eren om th t 1 shown t end t el ieiedrawjngs' will be undergstopd-eebeiilgimeqfl cl f r i e tretive Pu posesv nly not 1 p -limitit gleenee. i iher f er the right to carry my invention into practice in all those Ways and manners Which may enter, fairly, into the scope of the appended claims.

5 Iclaim: V

V 1. An article of upholstered furniture comprising a frame composed of four horizontal members, one of said members being provided with, a throughhorizontal passage opening 10 on the outside thereof, and'a tubular insecticide container having foraminous Walls insertedthrough said passage, said container projecting Within said .frame to a point in proximity of the center thereof.

I 2. An upholstered chair comprising a seat frame composedof four horizontal members, one of said members being provided With a through horizontal passage opening on the outside thereof, a seat carried by said frame,

and a tubular insecticide container having foraminous Walls inserted through said pase sage, said container projecting Within said frame to a point in proximity of the center thereof.

3. An upholstered chair comprising a seat frame composed of four horizontal members, the rear member being provided with, a through horizontal round passage, opening on the outside thereof, a seat carried by said 3;!) frame, and a tubular insecticide container having foraminous Walls inserted through said passage, said container extending Within said frame to a point in proximityof the center thereof, and having an open rear end permitting the insertion of insecticide material within said container and its removal 7 therefrom. 7 1

JERRY MERCOGLIANO. 

